Greenspan
Greenspan v. Qazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AARON JACOB GREENSPAN, Case No. 20-cv-03426-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE MOTIONS TO DISMISS
v. AND MOTION TO STRIKE
OMAR QAZI, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 107, 108 Defendants.
12 Pro se plaintiff Aaron Greenspan has filed a third amended complaint (TAC) against defendants Elon Musk and Tesla, Inc., and Omar Qazi and his company, Smick Enterprises, Inc. (Smick), for securities and copyright law violations, defamation, and civil stalking. Dkt. No. 103. The Tesla and Qazi defendants, who are represented by separate counsel, have each filed motions to dismiss the TAC under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Dkt. Nos. 107, 108. The Qazi defendants also ask to strike Greenspan’s state-law claims under California’s anti-strategic lawsuits against public participation (anti-SLAPP) statute, Cal. Code Civ. P. § 425.16. Dkt. No. 107. The motions are suitable for submission without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). This flood of…